“Kurt Vonnegut: The Secular Sermonist”

Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) advocated his own brand of humanism in novels like Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat’s Cradle, and Breakfast of Champions as well as in many essays and speeches. Sources of the freethinking Hoosier’s sense of morality ranged from Jesus Christ to Carl Sagan. BES member Wayne Laufert will be joined by Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library board member and Vonnegut Baltimore book club founder Jane Wehrle to explore the best-selling author’s views about how human beings should treat one another.

Baltimore Ethical Society

The Baltimore Ethical Society is a humanistic religious fellowship. We focus on human lives and relationships and explore what it means to live ethically as individuals, family members, and participants in the larger community. We have no creeds and no doctrines, but we are united by our belief in the worth and dignity of each individual and our commitment to working together to create a more just, humane, and peaceful world.